Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.7
Ūti· What drives us to actTransfer Attachment from Matter to Kṛṣṇa
“Material consciousness is the cause of one’s conditional life, in which conditions are enforced upon the living entity by the material energy. Although the spirit soul does not do anything and is transcendental to such activities, he is thus affected by conditional life.”
What the purport teaches
- Material consciousness keeps the living entity captive under material energy. This conditioned suffering is not a transcendental pastime like the Lord’s activities.
- The soul is sac-cid-ānanda—eternal, full of bliss and full of knowledge. Attachment to material nature brings suffering through birth, death, disease and old age.
- The living entity’s constitutional position is to serve Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa takes charge of one who surrenders to Him in helplessness, removing the influence of māyā.
Try this today
Take a quiet minute today to ask Kṛṣṇa for help in serving Him, acknowledging that you cannot overcome māyā alone.
Ask yourself
Which material attachment could I begin transferring to Kṛṣṇa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.